New Issue! Cholla Needles 91

Cover art by Zara Kand
Inside illustrations by Nancy Brizendine

Transforming words of wisdom by:
Megan Haugh
A. D. Winans
Bonnie Bostrom
J.R. Solonche
Marlene M Tartaglione
Edward L. Canavan
Bobby Norman
David Larson
Duane Anderson
Roger Z Owens
Kent Wilson
Herman Melville

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New Book! ECT In Crayon by John Sierpinski

Halfway House

(Angelic Mansion)

The young lady

with the ornery tattoo

brings me bread,

and tells me,

My husband

is in prison.

Then she asks,

I don’t even know

why you’re here?

I look at her serious

toughened face

before I shrug

my shoulders

and say,

Sometimes I

don’t either.

- - - -

John Sierpinski is a master storyteller. I think about Goldilocks and the Three Bears when I consider how he uses color and images; landscapes and incidents – not too much or too little, but just right. Just enough. If he’s ever had an impulse to show off his mastery of language (which I seriously doubt), he’s had the sound artistic judgment and humility to restrain it. He intends to connect and to banish loneliness through doing so and succeeds. - Sue Blaustein, poet

John Sierpinski is also the author of two previous books of poetry published by Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library available on Amazon: Sucker Hole (2018), and Vacancy/No Vacancy (2022).

Click here to order your copy of ECT In Crayon (2024) $6.00

 

New Book! HOWL's Legacy edited by Greg Gilbert

 

edited by Greg Gilbert

in association with Mojave Sage Writers

Cover & inner art by L. I. Henley

Additional inner art by Chloe Allred

Literary contributions by:

Nathan McClain

J.J. Starr

Greg Gilbert

L.I. Henley

Jenna Baillargeon

Michael Green

Michael G. Vail

Kent Wilson

Renee Gurley

Brenda Littleton

Wendy Costello

& lalo kikiriki

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Click here to purchase black & white edition ($5.50)

New Issue! Cholla Needles 90

Edited by Juan Delgado
Cover and interior art by Carly Creley

Literature by:
Carly Creley
Edward Ferrari
Allyson Jeffredo
David Puma
Sonja Christenson
Larry Eby
Scott Noon Creley
Tristan Acker & Sean Bobo
Everette Davidove
Shannon Brazil
John Perham
Russell McDermott

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 89

 

Edited by Philip Kobylarz and Juan Luzuriaga

Cover and inner art by Erik Bakke

This issue features:
David Mehler
Claudia Steinmetz
Christien Gholson
Anna Idelevich
Eachan Holloway
John Olson
Dawn Trook
Kerry Hillis Goff
J. Malcolm Garcia
and Patricia Prewitt

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 88

 

Edited by Romaine Washington
Cover and inner art by Jennifer Kane

Literature by:
Allyson Jeffredo
Aruni Wijesinghe
Lisbeth Coiman
James Coats
Ginger Galloway
Lydia Theron Ware i
Jennifer Kane
Juanita Mantz
Eric DeVaughnn
Micah Tasaka
Sharnell Blevins
Angela M. Franklin

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 87

Cover & all inner art by L.I. Henley

Literature by:
David Chorlton
Tobi Alfier
Bonnie Bostrom
Connie Johnson
Marlene M Tartaglione
Syreeta
Arvilla Fee
Kent Wilson
Duane Anderson
John Sierpinski
J. Malcolm Garcia
Jonathan Ferrini
Roger Z Owens

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